INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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FINANCIAL INCLUSION: ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

29 - 30, December 2014

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISEHyderabad

Conference ConvenersDr. S. Sreenivasa Murthy Ms. J. Kiranmai

Conference ChairProf. R. K. Mishra

“The process of ensuring access to appropriate financial products and services needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections and low income groups at an affordable cost in a fair and transparent manner by mainstream institutional players” Dr C Rangaranjan

The bank outlets may include the brick and mortar branches, ATMs, business correspon-dents, etc. The third parameter seeks to determine the usage of banking services going beyond mere opening of accounts.

Thus, considering the growing importance of Financial Inclusion, a conference has been proposed to discuss and deliberate the various issues, opportunities and challenges pertaining to Financial Inlusion.

The Conference Themes:• Financial inclusion : Issues and challenges • Role of FI towards economic development • Financial inclusion : Global Experience• Financial inclusion : Indian Experience• Self Help Group in promoting FI• Micro Finance• Information Technology Challenges • Financial literacy and awareness • Banks role in promoting FI• Financial inclusion Index• Financial Inclusion: Opportunities• Jan Dhan Yojana• Rural Credit• Role of Micro Finance Institutions• Role of RBI in Financial Inclusion• Financial Inclusion Strategies• Emperical Research on Financial Inclusion• Financial Inclusion - A Road Map

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE

Call for PapersAll submissions must be in MS Word form in around 3000-5000 words, text typed in Times New Roman in 12 font size with heading in 14 font size. Each paper should include Title page that should contain title of the paper, name(s) of the authors, af�liation(s), complete mailing address, telephone and fax number, and e-mail ID. Authors name should not appear on any other page of the paper. All papers are to be submitted by electronic mail to ic�@ipeindia.org

Financial Inclusion is the buzz word in the current economy in general and banking industry in particular. Financial inclusion is delivery of banking service at an affordable cost to the vast sections of the disadvantaged and the low income groups. The concept of �nancial inclusion has a special signi�cance for a growing economy like India as bringing the large segment of the productive sectors of the economy under formal �nancial network could unleash their creative capaci-ties besides augmenting domestic demand on a sustainable basis driven by income and consumption growth from such sectors. Financial inclusion efforts do have multiplier effect on the economy as a whole through higher savings pooled from the vast segment of the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) popula-tion by providing access to formal savings arrangement resulting in expansion in credit and investment by banks. Deeper engage-ments of the BoP/under-banked population in the economy through the formal �nancial system could lead to improvement of their �nancial conditions and living standards, henabling them to create �nancial assets, generate income and build resilience to meet macro-economic and livelihood shocks. Government also immensely benefits by way of ef�cient and leakage-proof transfer of vast amounts of welfare bene�ts to the targeted, disadvantaged groups of population.

One of the measures of the level of �nancial inclusion is the Financial Inclusion Index. This index is based on three basic dimensions of an inclusive �nancial system –banking pene-tration, availability of the banking services and usage of the banking system. Banking penetration is de�nitely the most critical parameter for measuring the depth of �nancial inclusion and is measured as a ratio of bank accounts to the total population. The second parameter, availability of banking services provides an indication to the number of bank outlets available per 1000 people to deliver �nancial services.

“The process of ensuring access to appropriate financial products and services needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections and low income groups at an affordable cost in a fair and transparent manner by mainstream institutional players” Dr C Rangaranjan

Prof R. K. MishraDirector, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad

Mr. K. Narasimha MurthyCost Accountant & Former Director IDBI Ltd Mr. M Sitarama MurthyFormer Managing Director, State Bank of Mysore

Prof. Bhanu MurthyDelhi School of Economics, New Delhi

Mr. Shiva KumarFormer Managing Director, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

Mr. SMN SwamyGeneral Manager, RBI

Mr. TMNVR SubbannaDeputy Vice-President (IT), Axis Bank, Mumbai

Mr. A L Nageswara Rao Former General Manager, Andhra Bank

Prof. M. S. Narasimhan, IIM, Banglore

Prof. M. TenmozhiIIT Chennai

Dr. B. Srinivasa RaoGM, Bank of Baroda

Important Dates

Sponsorship

Advisory Committee

Particulars DateLast date for submission of abstractConfirmation of abstract acceptance

Last date for submission of full paper

Last date for registration

Conference

20th November, 2014

24th November 2014

20th December 2014

29 - 30, December 2014

Particulars Foreigners / NRIs

Corporates

Academicians

Research scholars and students

$600

$300

$150

Registration details

Note: 10% discount will be given in case of two or more delegates from one organization 20% discount will be given in case of �ve or more delegates from one organization

Conference Venue & Schedule The conference will be held at IPE, Hyderabad, India. The program will be divided into technical sessions. Each session shall be chaired by an expert from academia/industry. Each author will be given suf�cient time to present which will be followed by discussion for about �ve minutes. 22nd December 2014

Indian Delegates

`6000

`3500

`1000

*Registration fee will include lunch, tea, snacks for the conference days, conference kit and a copy of the conference proceedings. Papers presented in absen-tia are required to pay the registration fee.

We also invite sponsors from Banks/ Corporates and other organizations in the following categories: Lead Sponsor/Co-sponsors/ Conference Dinner/Lunch/ Conference Kit/ Tea.

Conference ConvenersDr. S. Sreenivasa Murthy Deputy Dean & Head - Placements Division

Ms. J. KiranmaiAssistant Professor & Coordinator, PGDM - BIF

Organizing CommitteeProf. M.L. SaikumarMr. K V RameshMr. ANK PrasannaMr. M.Chandra Sekhar Dr. A. Pawan KumarMr. A. Rakesh PhanindraMr. VivekMr. MaheshMr. M. GoverdhanMr. P. ChandrasekharMr. UpenderMr. P. Srinivas RaoMr. M. Maschendar Goud

Conference ChairProf. R. K. MishraDirector, Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad

About IPEThe Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) was established in 1964, as an autonomous, non-profit society with the objective of research, training, consultancy and policy studies on public enterprise & public systems.Over the last five decades, IPE has transformed itself into an institution that is engaged in a multi-faceted activity comprising research in management and social sciences, management education and training & consultancy. IPE is partly funded by Indian Council of Science Research (ICSSR), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. IPE’s endeavors in research have enabled it to get recognized by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) as a Center of Excellence.

IPE is a premier B-school in India, with MBA (PE) & Exe- PGDM for executives and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Generic & Specialist programmes in (i) Retail & Marketing, (ii) Banking, Insurance & Financial Services (iii) International Business and (iv) Human Resource Management). The Institute has been rated 7th in India & 1st in Andhra Pradesh by CSR-GHRDC B-School survey, 2013.

Dr P Rama Rao, a distinguished scientist, is the President of the Institute. He was formerly Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and former Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad. He has recently been appointed a Member of the Atomic Energy Commis-sion, GOI.

Dr. R K Mishra, Senior Professor and Director, IPE, is a Ph.D from the University of Rajasthan and visiting fellow at London Business School, International Teachers program (Management) SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy and taught at the University of Broad ford. He is a member of several International study teams. He is a Non-Executive Director on some Public and Private Enterprise Boards in India. His areas of interest include Corporate Governance, International Management, International Finance, Public rivate Partnership, Restructuring and Environmental Administration.

All Correspondence should be addressed to

Dr. S. Sreenivasa MurthyConference Convener

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